March 18, 2007

Dana Loses First Two Games of Spring Break Trip

Orange, California—The Dana Softball team lost two close games on the opening day of their spring break road trip.  Dana fell 3-2 to Cal-State San Marcos and 5-4 to St. Thomas (MN) in Orange, California.

            In game one, Dana took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the fifth when Cal-State San Marcos scored two unearned runs to take a 3-2 lead that they never relinquished.  Dana’s Sarah Sempek (SR, Omaha, NE) went 1-3 with an RBI.  Beth Richmond (SO, Chariton, IA) recorded Dana’s other RBI.  Losing pitcher Josie Barrow (JR, Woodward, IA) gave up 7 hits.  All three San Marcos runs were unearned.

            Game two again saw the Vikings unable to hold the lead.  The Vikings took a 4-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning only to give up three runs in the inning to fall 5-4.  There were two outs when a St. Thomas hitter doubled bringing in the final two runs. 

            Sarah Sempek gave the Vikings a 3-0 lead in the third inning belting a three run home run.  Dana scored a single run in the fifth while giving up runs to St. Thomas in the fourth and fifth innings before the three run seventh.

            The Vikings are currently 1-1 in conference play and 6-8 overall this season.  Dana is scheduled to play California Baptist, who is currently rated number one in the latest NAIA poll, on Monday afternoon.

For more information, contact:


Shad Beam, sports information director, (402) 426-7367, sbeam@dana.edu

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Scott Guzinski, assistant Sports Information Director, (402) 426-7949, sguzinsk@dana.edu